Fantasy Football start/sit advice, TNF: Stevie Johnson
The Bills wide receiver has seen a decline in his production in recent weeks, bottoming out last weekend. Can he bounce back in a Thursday night game?
Andy Lyons
After one of his quietest weeks ever in Week 4, Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson will look to get back on the right track Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns. Johnson was held to one catch for minus-1 yard Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
Fantasy impact: For the last two weeks, rookie receiver Robert Woods has seen more offensive snaps than Johnson, though that seems more likely a result of Johnson's injury than a change in team strategy.
Thursday night's game will pit the Buffalo offense against a stout Cleveland Browns defense, which has been strong against the run all season. With Bills' main running backs C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson both banged up (and Spiller a game-time decision), the Bills will probably have to go through the air if they hope to have any success in the game.
Cornerback Joe Haden is a stud for Cleveland, and if he matches up with Johnson, that could limit him still, but the likely lack of a running game still helps Johnson’s overall value. He’s a WR3/flex option, but a perfectly fine one at that level.
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